Destination Fear

Dakota: We are going to an infamously haunted,

Abandoned infirmary.

Maruscak: You couldn't offer me any amount of money

To have me stay there overnight by myself.

I think we should start with solos.

I'm not doing this. This is seriously so dumb.

It is kind of a hot spot for some activity.

Ooh! I just felt, like, a hand touch my hand.

We need to get some answers. Answers can wait.

Something does not want us in here.

I have never been legitimately scared until I came here.

Aah! It's opening! Dude, what the

My name is dakota laden.

I am a documentary filmmaker.

For the past few years, I've been investigating

The paranormal with zak bagans and the "ghost adventures" crew.

Dakota laden. Welcome, buddy.

Dakota: I grew up in a house where paranormal activity

Terrorized my entire family.

It has gripped by sister,

My childhood best friend,

And me ever since.

So, I had an idea --

A psychological experiment... Aah!

...Where I would test how terror affects the human mind,

What it reveals about our true selves,

And just how much of it a person can withstand.

To understand the paranormal,

First we need to overcome our fear.

I'm leading us on a road trip to explore

The most haunted abandoned locations in all of america.

Each night, we'll separate and sleep alone.

The catch is, I'm the only one who knows where we're going.

- What's going on? - I don't know what's going on.

Tanner: I don't know if there was, like, an accident or anything,

But we've been stuck here for, like, an hour or so,

Yeah, waiting for this to get off the highway.

Yeah. Oh, man.

- This is what happens, though. - Yeah.

I mean, you can't predict the future.

Geez, the weather's been ridiculous.

You know what? Like, every time

We've got rained on, like, before the overnights...

It's been the worst night. ...We've had, like, bad nights.

Yep. There's electricity in the air.

This is not good.

Oh, my god.

I'm just glad we're in the rv on the highway right now

And not in a haunted, abandoned building when it's raining.

Dakota: Okay, two more stops to go.

Chelsea and tanner are back in the rv.

Right now, I just want to kind of talk

About some of the information about this next location.

We are going to an infamously haunted,

170-year-old abandoned infirmary.

This place was a poorhouse

Where people with severe mental and physical conditions

Were supposedly cared for,

But instead these patients were subjected to torment,

Abuse, and beatings.

There are countless claims

Of paranormal encounters at this location.

There have been physical assaults.

Full-bodied apparitions have been reported.

Audible voices are heard.

Doors open on their own.

Where we're going is a very dark place,

And I just hope that we're all ready for this one.

So I'm gonna go jump back in the rv,

Because it is about to start raining again,

And we have a long trip ahead of us.

We are finally moving again after 31/2 hours.

We're moving.

Think about it.

The reason this whole road trip is happening

Is because of what happened in our house growing up

And the paranormal activity that we had to deal with.

We grew up in a very, very haunted house.

We built the house. It wasn't an existing house.

And we actually had a neighbor tell us --

He warned us.

He said, "don't move in to that house.

Don't build anything on this land.

Satanic rituals were conducted on the property."

Alex is our next-door neighbor.

You literally live across the street from us, so all --

You felt the effects of this, too, growing up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I actually woke up to police at the foot of my bed,

And I woke up, and the police said,

"you need to get out of your house."

Apparently, my younger sister

Actually saw someone in our house.

The police were called, but the police said

There's no sign of breaking and entering.

There was no sign of anyone in the house,

And they basically said, "this is out of our scope."

Yeah. I remember that.

"this is not something we can help you with."

You know, some of the stuff, we were young.

You could potentially say, like,

"oh, you had a wild imagination."

But it wasn't just us. It was our parents. Tanner: Yeah.

You see your mom crying and scared and your dad scared,

It has an effect on you that -- it's hard to explain.

That's why we had to get the house blessed.

We had to have two pastors

Literally come over and bless the house.

When you get your community church to bless your house,

That's when you know it's a serious issue.

It was bad.

It was really bad.

I still have unanswered questions,

And I want to chase the fear

So I can get a better understanding

Of what is going on with the paranormal

And what is actually happening, because I guarantee it --

There are thousands of families out there

Who are experiencing right now

What we had to go through as young kids.

It's very isolating when you have something that,

Like, people can't explain happen to you.

Like, I remember, like, telling those stories

And, like, having people, like, not believe me,

And then it makes you not want to share your stories.

Now look at us -- we're on a road trip

Traveling to the most haunted abandoned buildings

In the country.

Before we get to where we're really heading to,

I have a pit stop in mind for us,

Something that's a little more lighthearted and fun.

Sweet.

- County fair! - Okay, yeah.

- We're going to the county fair. - We're going to a county fair.

Awesome. I love fairs.

I know.

- What do we do first? - Let's go play some games.

All right, come here, sweetheart.

All right.

- Yes! - That's three, baby!

Let's go!

- Okay. You got this! - Oh!

Come on, tanner. Come on, tanner.

Yeah!

- Oh! - Oh, no!

- Tanner! - So close!

- What are you doing, dude? - I'm trying!

Man: Nice.

Oh, yeah. I say we just stay here the rest of the trip.

Tanner: Yeah. Eat more funnel cake.

I have to tell you some stuff soon, though.

- Like what? - I don't know to know yet.

Like some information about the haunted location we're going to.

That's gonna be you tomorrow.

- Or you. - Or me.

The nickname for the location we're going to

Is "the black mark." what?

Locals call it the black mark of the town...

Geez. ...Which is not a good sign.

It has to do with the torture and the abuses

That went on at this location,

And when it comes to the paranormal,

There was a woman who was in one of the rooms,

And she walked in, and she felt a hand come around her mouth,

And she thought it was her boyfriend

Playing a trick on her, so she stepped backwards,

And the apparition went right through her.

Two of the things that I'm most scared of

Are visual and anything physical.

Yeah, and that's exactly what's going on here.

So I have done a lot of research.

I've talked to countless people, and it's not good.

There are some very creepy stories out there.

It seems that most everyone who goes inside of this building

Has some sort of an experience.

So, chelsea, do you want to open the packet?

Sure. All right.

Oh, man. Here you go.

Fairfield county infirmary.

"nestled in the quiet fields of lancaster, ohio,

The 35,000-square-foot four-floor infirmary,

Also known as the clarence e. Miller building,

Has been a site of horrible abuse,

Torment, and shocking accidents."

This building was built in 1826 by fairfield county

As an infirmary and poorhouse.

Stickle: Women who --

Husbands didn't want to deal with them anymore,

Children who were orphaned, the sick, the elderly,

They were all here, all together.

Some had some mental health issues.

"in 1851, 31 neighbors went to the local newspaper

To report that the evil superintendent